Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
May 30, 2005
Wyoming state 4-H sportfishing camp July 18 to 20
Wyobraska cattle sales
Workshops help cattlemen manage risk, develop marketing plans
Woodward livestock report
Winter wheat production down 35 percent from 2004
Wildlife management seminar slated for May 25 in Upton County
Wheat nearly all headed out
Wheat harvest in full swing
Wheat harvest begins
West Nile virus confirmed in North Dakota horse
Weighing the cost
Weevils may slow alfalfa regrowth
Weather conditions widely varied
Weather, climate resources available online
Warm temperatures help muddy fields dry out
Warmer temps allow planting to move forward
UW soil testing lab receives certification
U.S. House approves $58 million for animal disease center in Ames
USDA announces CPI recipients
U.N. food standards panel recommends stricter labeling rules
UN: Trade controls must permit food aid
Twin horses born on Kenesaw farm
Tulsa livestock sales news
Topsoil moisture levels decreasing
Topics for Nebraska Cattlemen midyear conference announced
Tomatoes--Arkansas' garden favorite
The value of a dollar
The call of the wild
Texas joins states with vesicular stomatitis in 2005
Team Tamarisk continues
Teachers offered summer gardening classes
Tamarisk workshop, tour scheduled
Supreme Court upholds Beef Checkoff Program's constitutionality by 6-3 vote
St. Onge cattle sales report
Stockgrowers oppose move to delay COOL
Springfield livestock sales report
Spike in agriculture-related deaths raises safety concerns
Soybean plot planted
Some farmers able to resume planting
Small herd swine breeders should vaccinate too
Slightly to sharply higher bids seen for grain, soybeans
Signup for tree assistance program ends May 31
Sign-up for wheat incentive program ending soon
Sheep industry joins red-meat industries to support MPR
Risk and Profit conference slated Aug. 11, 12 in Manhattan
Research investigates link between nutrition and colon cancer prevention
Research, industry collaborate to develop 'green' technology
Range, pasture feed continues to improve
Rangeland positioned for drought comeback
Ranch appeals Venezuela land grab
Radiation program takes on medflies
Prices steady to weak in most areas
Preserving the future
Pre-harvest wheat estimates: How'd they do that?
Pratt livestock sales market
Popularity of flat iron steak increasing with restaurants, customers
Plug abandoned wells
Outback expands line of GPS steering installation kits
OSU students create a food product that is out of this world
Open house May 24 at newly acquired UW property near Wheatland
Oman reopens market for U.S. beef products
Northern Iowa family given permission to build 4,500-hog operation
NMSU to host state FFA convention June 6 to 9
Nex-Tech Wireless announces strategic roaming alliance with Sprint
New superintendent selected at NMSU livestock research center
Newell sheep sales report
Nelson named executive associate dean for college of ag and life sciences
NDA issues importation order in response to confirmed VS cases
NAILE adds low percentage Simmental show
Moisture levels improving with added precip
Mexican gray wolf caught in trap
Menard County sets two June educational events
Members, alternates named to national peanut board
Mediation can help producers, creditors resolve issues
McAlester stockyards report
Master gardeners gather to explore, learn, network
Like a cell phone cowboy
Late freeze may have put corn at risk to insects
Kiyota Beef to use retinal imaging technology to identify its Japanese cattle
KFMA data show gains in 2004 net farm income
KFB to host Sebelius in Sedgwick County
K-State's Allen leads state agritourism effort
K-State, KWC part of global effort to tackle wheat genome sequencing
Johanns approves funding for soybean rust surveillance, monitoring network
Japan committee OKs plan to lift ban
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Ideal conditions aid cotton planting, alfalfa cutting
Human West Nile virus vaccine promising
Human-to-human bird flu possible
Horse lovers camp announced
Horse gets rabies in Phelps County
Hog farmer to build slaughterhouse for Muslim tradition
High school senior's first cow led to a successful FFA career
High diesel cost hurting ag industry
Herbicide receives federal registration
Healthy eating on a limited budget
Harkin calls for investigation of Chinese corn exports
Grain market close
Governor proclaims June noxious weed awareness month
Governor Heineman kicks off "National Turkey Lovers' Month"
Georgia cattle sales summary
Gallagher introduces livestock weighing system
Future fashions made of silky smooth wool?
Ft. Smith auction news
Ft. Pierre livestock auction news
FSCC to host livestock judging camp
Forester, city officials on the trail of champion trees
Forecasting system helps farmers assess scab risk
Field work well underway
FFA names 40 individuals as the 2005 new century farmers
Few reservations about mandatory livestock ID by 2009
Feterl announces aquisitions
Farm program deadline nears
Farm leaders recognize planting of one-billionth biotech acre
Farmers worried about soy rust dangers
Farmers need congressional help to earn Social Security 'quarters'
Farm Bureaus donate to tsunami rehabilitation program
Faith livestock auction news
Experiment station researchers to explore genome of disease-fighting fungus
Expected winter wheat production increases 34 percent
Ericson livestock sales
EQUIP program signup extended
Environmental sampling can assist in fight against emerging virus
Elk brucellosis research yields surprise
Environmental sampling can assist in fight against emerging virus
Economists study implications of high diesel prices on farming
Eating crow with a steak knife
Draft horses make a comeback on small Oregon farms
Dodge City cattle sales report
DNA test developed to study, combat Fusarium head blight in wheat
District 4-H training scheduled June 3 in Worland
Depression knows no age limit
Demand remains good for dairy alfalfa
Defender potato makes fabulous fries, foils late blight
Crouch receives national wetlands award
Crop production shrinks but exports rise for corn, soybeans
Cows still hold revered place in India, but conflicts emerging in crowded cities
Cow beats the odds with triplets
Cotton, corn planting wrapping up
Corn growers foundation raises concerns about lost corn gluten market
ConAgra CEO stepping down; search for successor
Company offers online spray tip selection
Companies begin joint cattle feeding venture
Citrus may hold key to colon cancer prevention, researchers say
CBOT successfully launches South American soybean futures contract
Cattle supplement ups gain
Casper chamber honors 4-H professional
Can compost teas help flowers battle blight?
Caddo, Spanish, Anglo cultures influenced early Texas agriculture
Bush promotes CAFTA pact
Branded beef demonstration project underway at ISU
Bovine TB surveillance helps producers protect their herds
Biological leafy spurge control proves unsuccessful
Biofuel lessons from Brazil
Biodiesel rules threaten tax breaks
Best time to test fescue pastures for endophyte toxin is during spring growth
Beef check-off question settled
Barton County wheat plot tour set for June 2
Arkansas cattle sales report
ARDC building to celebrate 10th anniversary June 3 with renaming
Arabs, South Americans eye trade boost
An online check on the weather and the water table
All in the Job
Alfalfa grower proves diversification isn't the panacea for crop livelihood
Agriculture United for South Dakota launches website
Agricultural survey is an opportunity to provide the facts
Ag polymers increase water, nutrient retention in soil
2005 Shawnee County spring livestock show results
2005 farm program deadline draws near, delay could cost farmers
Just a scoop full
June Dairy Month--The tradition continues
Oxbow might fit first-home buyers
Surprising hurry up breads

May 23, 2005
Zimbabwe offers higher corn prices
Youth beef leadership symposium held
Wyobraska cattle sale notes
Woodward auction news
Wind farm in the southeast still on hold
Why does cutting onions make people cry?
Wheat variety demonstration set for May 25 at Hays research center
Wheat variety demonstration May 25 at Hays research center
Wheat producers should scout for Russian aphids
Wheat crop suffering; majority rated fair, poor, very poor
Wet weather is harbinger of wheat stripe rust
Wet conditions slow fieldwork
West Plains regional sales
Weeds are abundant in many farmers' fields
Warmer weather slows hay trade
Wall Lake biodiesel plant to be largest in Iowa
Visit historic Fort Scott and enjoy some modern day fun
Vice provost named interim Extension director
Vesicular stomatitis detected in Arizona
USMEF 0celebrates return of U.S. beef to Taiwan, reveals market plans
USDA unveils multi-year draft plan for NAIS
USDA quarantine facility to help control invasive pests
USDA paid freelance writer to promote
USDA moves forward with animal ID plans
USDA appoints Mark Reisinger to head rural development efforts in Iowa
U.S. corn growers see pork, beef exports are really grain exports
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
UNL Block and Bridle Club, animal science department honor students
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock auction report
Trade ministers agree on farm tariff deal
Top Charolais breeders in registrations named for 2004
Texas wheat production down 3 percent from last year
Sunflower industry fears budget cuts will stop rebound from crop disease
Summer annuals can spice up your garden
Stray your vet from the pet
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Spring vaccinations for beef cattle
Spring storms bring drought relief
Springfield livestock market news
Soybean bus to spread the word about soy biodiesel during annual trek across Iowa
South Dakota creates state-run branded beef program
South Central direct sheep
Soil moisture levels questionable in some areas
Soil moisture levels decreasing in some areas
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pig auction
Sheep help cut Nevada wildfire risk
Sheep farm struggles to recover after devastating arson fire
Sheep and meat goat training program announced
Sharing info key to stopping agroterrorism
Seminar to help boost American Indian livestock production
Salina cattle auction news
Rural leaders learn strategies for revitalizing small communities
Rio Grande initiative receives NMSU award
Rhubarb in the home garden takes two years and special attention
Research takes big picture of wheat streak mosaic
Rejuvenate your mind and body in Eureka Springs
Rehberg sponsors captive rail shipper legislation
Register now for Springfield's third annual "garden symposium" on June 4
Reassessing a protozoan's presence in calves
Rancher appeals fine impose over rotting cattle
Rains hinder crop planting
Proper management helps control varroa mite in bee hives
Preliminary research suggests glyphosate may suppress rust
Pratt livestock auction news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Prairie chicken mating new draw for tourists
Postive note seen on opening bids
Cowboy Poet
Perry native Eric Hentges honored by Oklahoma State University
Payne County pasture and livestock tour slated
OWC to hold District V election
Organic farm to hold field day
Organic farmers looking to North Dakota for feed
Orchids and herbs from Hawaii find a home in central Nebraska
Ongoing drought conditions are basis of dispute over river water
One room schools: Gone but not forgotten
OKC West cattle sales
Oil company refusal to buy low priced ethanol costs consumers at the pump, new report finds
NZ Foot and Mouth extortion called bioterrorism
No TB found in Kansas herd
Northwest U.S. has higher risk of BSE exposure, report says
New Zealand leader brands foot-and-mouth extortion bid
New trade rules harm African textile industry
New international alliance ready to tackle sequencing of wheat genome
New fish vaccines developed by ARS
Nevada ranchers convicted of illegal grazing
Nebraska youth dedicates self to raising farm safety awareness
Nebraska Cattlemen supports animal ID
Nebraska Cattlemen congratulates Carlson, Ibach
Nebraska Cattlemen: Rain is good, but check your ponds
NCHA Super Stakes Sale one for the record
NCBA urges support for meat promotion act
MU upgrades 10 weather stations to real-time monitoring capability
MU research on sperm function, fertility leads to new test for humans, livestock
More than 60 percent of northern New Mexico rivers polluted
Monitoring newly emerged corn crop important
Mites attacking dwarf spruces
Minnesota lawmakers pass groundbreaking ethanol legislation
Mile marker one in the appropriations cycle
Meet your 'Maine' family in the Ozarks
McDonnell, Domina to address ranchers at O'Neill
Many Iowans still tied to land
Low-fat dairy may lower diabetes risk
Longhorns find home in Louisiana
Lexington livestock sales
Judge tosses challenge to game farm initiative
Joplin regional sales report
Johanns says Japan expected to open market to U.S. beef
Johanns: USDA halfway to animal ID
Japan confirms 18th BSE case
Itch mites are back, entomologist warns
ISU students awed by farms
ISU researcher receives new grant to study soil bacteria
ISU plans to build modern dairy facility south of Ames
Isolated sheepherders live without basic amenities, survey finds
Insect pest killing young trees
Injury and economics may suggest grazing wheat
Indonesian trade group tours Iowa
Importance of growing points
Imperial students win wheat growers' scholarships
ICA joins in USDA appeal to reopen live cattle trade with Canada
Humphreys family dairy to close after 94 years
Hole in the sky
High Plains slaughter sales
Hay sales mixed across trading area
Have you started scouting for alfalfa weevil?
Groshans joins AAA commercial programs department
Have you started scouting for alfalfa weevil?
Good nutrition can be a tough sell to finicky eaters
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Hay sales mixed across trading area
Georgia livestock auction report
Gardeners warned of noxious weeds
Gallagher introduces livestock weighing system
Fuel costs put squeeze on farmers
Ft. Smith auction report
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Follow these steps to enroll in South Dakota Certified Beef
Final plans for ISU's new dairy farm presented
Feds order lethal hunt for endangered wolf pack
FB tsunami aid fund totals $60,000
Farmers hit with sticker shock
FAPC/IFT-OK symposium highlights agricultural research
FAPC CIP workshop to be held May 18
Faith livestock sales report
Extortionist who says he released deadly animal virus in New Zealand threatens to strike again
EU digs in over farm tariffs
EU: No action yet on Chinese textiles
Ethanol price drop concerns makers
Ethanol industry commends Montana's enactment of E10 bill
Enviros, ag groups reach compromise over manure-management info
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Effort to repeal mandatory COOL undermines democratic process, says R-CALF head
Edible aquifer
Despite weather row crop planting progresses
Deal possible on ag tariffs
Dalhart livestock sale notes
Dairy awaiting final TB tests before moving cows to North Dakota
CSU celebrates cowboy customs with community to benefit equine center facilities improvement
Court declines to reconsider CAFO ruling
Correction
Corn planting reaches 95% complete
Cool, wet weather slows field work
Cool, rainy weather returns
Company offers online spray tip selection
Colorado feeder cattle news
College of veterinary medicine to implement new technology
Clovis livestock auction news
Churchill Downs chef shows off Bluegrass state agriculture at the Kentucky Derby
Central Nebraska offers family adventures
Central Kansas Extension District hosting wheat plot tours May 26
Cattle producers should have drought strategy in place
Captive supply, young farmer legislation supported by NFO
BSE: Just the facts
Brucellosis more prevalent in Madison Valley elk
Bob Funk honored by Oklahoma State
Bison leaders meet with ag secretary
Beware of oak leaf gall mites; They may be coming back
Beetles introduced to attack pesky plant
Beef Day draws large crowd while promoting cattle industry
"Beef Bashes" to be held across state
Baby chicks cause illness outbreak
Assessing plant populations
Asian lady beetles emerging from hibernation
Arkansas small farms research center marks 25th anniversary
Arkansas cattle summary
Apache livestock auction news
Annual benefit auction to be held at SCA convention
America's ag producers get a new job assignment
Amarillo auction news report
All of wheat reaches joint stage
Alfalfa cutting underway
Agritourism workshops seek "Wow!" experiences
Agricultural survey to be conducted soon
Ag program provides hands-on experience, credits and pay for students
Ag polymers increase water, nutrient retention in soil
Ag department accepting listings for 2005 hay directory
A day down on the farm
Ada livestock sale notes
Aberdeen cattle sales report
2005 weather anything but normal, climatologist says
2005 farm income forecast not as promising
2005 Conservation Security Program sign-up passes halfway point
Just a Scoop Full
Sizzle, Smoke and Spice
Summer visitations
Spacious Luna has contemporary feel
Bountiful bean time creeping up fast
ARS scientists receive FLC recognition for tech transfer
Orange adventures await visitors to Stillwater
Cowboying mixed with culture offered in Amarillo
May 16, 2005
Youth "seize the moment" at NJSA national youth leadership conf
Young ladies wanted to compete for Miss Rodeo Kansas 2006, Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas 2006
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WTO to rule on sugar subsidies
Woven in time
Workshop to explore brucellosis vaccines for Yellowstone area wildlife
Woodward livestock sales
Wild grasses, man-made wheats advance research capabilities
Why aren't oil companies using ethanol to lower gas prices?
Wheat estimates are "phenomenal"
Wheat crop needs some love
Wheat bids, estimates seen lower
West Texas cotton producers await warmer temps
Western Equipment expands business
Weed control system kills plants quickly and efficiently
Wayne company markets cattle on the Web
Watertown cattle sales
Water and natural resources tour looks at LB962, sandhills, pine ridge issues
Warmer, drier conditions aid crop development
Voters support conserving open spaces, ag lands
Visit historic Fort Scott and enjoy some modern day fun
Vilsack signs bill to create unified soy board
USDA energy grant program workshop scheduled in Garden City on May 17
U.S. ag is vulnerable to terrorist attacks according to symposium speakers
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
University of Missouri food system expert speaks at Lindsborg Farmers Union conference
Tulia livestock auction report
To establish herb garden, start small
Three-digit wheat yields are possible, consultant says
The mailbox
The ethanol refiner's trash is the cattle feeder's treasure
Texas hog population wreaking havoc
Texas 4-H kids go wild over wildlife
Tests negative for cases of bovine TB
TAMU announces successful equine cloning experiment
Sysco breathes new life into local agriculture